By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon utilities shut down power to tens of thousands of customers on Friday as dry...
READ MOREEight Firefighters Suffer Heat Injuries in CA Route Fire
by Dan Landrigan | Sep 10, 2022 | Firefighting, News
CASTAIC, Calif. (AP) — California wildfires erupted Wednesday in rural areas, racing through bone-dry brush and prompting evacuations as the...
READ MORECAL FIRE Firefighter Contract Calls For More Money, Fewer Hours
by Dan Landrigan | Aug 29, 2022 | News
California state firefighters have reached agreement with Gov. Gavin Newsom on a contract that will give them three raises within the next year...
READ MORECAL FIRE Helicopter Crash Injures Three Returning from Fairview Fire
by Dan Landrigan | Aug 27, 2022 | Aviation, News
A helicopter assisting with operations in the Fairview fire near Hemet crashed while attempting to land at the Banning Airport, fire officials...
READ MORENational Park Service Fire Lookout, 74, Killed When McKinney (CA) Fire Overruns Her
by Dan Landrigan | Aug 10, 2022 | News
Kathy Shoopman, 74, the Buckhorn fire lookout at the Klamath National Forest died Friday in the McKinney fire. Shoopman began her service as a...
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